Dr. Michael Büttner

Michael Büttner competences are based on more than 30 years successful top management consulting as well as leadership experience working for major global consulting companies

After some years in the academic research (University of Economics: Organisational Design) and some years industry experience (CA-BV, Degussa/Evonik: Assistant to the Board, Strategy Development, Strategic Controlling, special projects) Michael worked for Roland Berger Strategy Consultants, Gemini Consulting/Capgemini Consulting, KPMG Management Consulting and Accenture. He guided numerous global acting companies on their transformational journey

Experience & Education

Managing Director Accenture – Global Client Account Lead

Partner @ KPMG – Head of Management Consulting, Industry

Senior Vice President @ Capgemini Consulting – Head of Consulting

Senior Consultant @ Roland Berger – Turnaround Management

Assistant to the Board @ Degussa AG (Evonik AG)

Assistant to the Board @ Creditanstalt-Bankverein – Corporate Group

Assistant @ University of Economics, Vienna – Department for Organization

University of Economics, Vienna – Ph.d. in Business Administration

Chefs table

You will be served by the owner

Be creative, innovative, and practical in the application of exceptional skills. Always learning, always changing. But most of all – listen, listen and listen aggressively … and then act

My key learnings of 30 years consulting

Simplify Complexity – Understand, manage and explain complexity as one of the major assets in consulting

Visionary Design– Create an emotional picture of the future. Start the transformational journey with the picture of a great finish

Conceptual Strength and Creativity – Quick conceptual design top down based on insights, experience and validation with key stakeholders. Trap creativity, imagination and “out-of-the-box” thinking. Earn the right to try and then do

Strong Implementation Orientation – Practical concepts as well as the capabilities to manage the implementation effectively. Bias for action.

High Efficiency – Learned and seen leverage consulting approach mainly as insufficient and costly. Able to play different roles in a consulting project – from pacing to leading

“Bespoke” consulting approach

According to client and context, from top down to bottom up in all possible combinations

We are working together with leaders to build winning organizations and leave a legacy. We help them to transcend their aspirations to make a significant difference to their customers, people and owners

What still motivates me after 30 years

Disruptive Changes – The different waves of innovation, technical changes and their impact on owners, customers and enterprises

Working with Bright People– The intellectual challenges still really making a difference, be at the forefront

People Enthusiasm – Create a “can-do”, win-win attitude giving positive energy to the people, deliver on agreed commitments and leave a room for joy

“When People Matter and Results Count” – It is a people business and we love people. Be a servant-leader – a superb player, teammate, and coach. Engage the hearts and minds of people. My strongest inspiration was driven by the ideas and the thinking of Gemini Consulting

Learning – From bright people, at all different levels, ages and backgrounds. Listen aggressively and then act on it

Specific Consulting Approach – Being a brilliant consultant not being arrogant or a know-it-all